{"product_id":"immigration-and-democracy-9780197614396","title":"Immigration and Democracy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue? Sarah Song offers a political theory of immigration that takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmigration is one of the most polarizing issues in contemporary politics. It raises questions about identity, economic well-being, the legitimacy of state power, and the boundaries of membership and justice. How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome contend that borders should generally be open and people should be free to migrate in search of better lives. Others insist that governments have the right to unilaterally close their borders and should do so. In \u003cem\u003eImmigration and Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Song develops an intermediate ethical position\u003cbr\u003ethat takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants. She argues that political membership is morally significant, even if morally arbitrary. Political membership grounds particular rights and obligations, and a government may show some partiality toward\u003cbr\u003ethe interests of its members. Yet, we also have universal obligations to those outside our orders. Where prospective migrants have urgent reasons to move, as in the case of refugees, their interests may trump the less weighty interests of members. What is required is not open or closed borders but\u003cbr\u003eopen doors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn accessible ethical framework that clarifies and deepens the ideas with which members of democratic societies can debate immigration, \u003cem\u003eImmigration and Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e considers the implications of a realistically utopian theory for immigration law and policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Song \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Law and Political Science and Faculty Director of the Kadish Center for Morality, Law, \u0026amp; Public Affairs at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eJustice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2008 Ralph Bunche Award from the American Political Science Association. She teaches a popular undergraduate lecture course on justice as well as graduate courses in political and legal philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50922797138194,"sku":"9780197614396","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_953d4ee8-6d2b-4f45-8a8f-94fe54ec7145.jpg?v=1738940075","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/immigration-and-democracy-9780197614396","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}